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he deal adds Mutual Wholesalers’ Wheeling operation to APR Supply, giving the HVAC and plumbing distributor its first West Virginia location and extending a Mid-Atlantic footprint that entered Maryland through an acquisition earlier this year.
It marks OmniCable's latest and biggest recent territory expansion, following a series of sales-agent agreements earlier this year that broadened its geographic reach.
Industry veterans have launched Veritronics as a North American distributor of automatic identification, data capture, industrial coding and traceability technologies, positioning the company around a curated product portfolio, VAR-focused channel strategy and service-intensive support model.
Grainger’s rare bolt-on adds frictionless inventory technology to its High-Touch business, extending the distributor’s digital strategy deeper into customers’ MRO operations. We cover the details and context here.
The deal will add Paramus Building Supply locations in Paramus and Bergenfield, NJ, strengthening Kuiken Brothers’ building materials distribution footprint in the Garden State.
The electrical distributor opened 20 branches, added more than 1,700 team members and advanced service launches. We recap the key details and milestones from CES' fiscal 2025-2026.
The Houston-based lubricants distributor added Colombia-based Chevron distributor OilRed, extending the reach of its Grupo Lucalza Latin American division.
The new Pricing and Revenue Growth Management practice becomes the fourth business line for the distribution-focused commercial growth firm, which also added longtime industry executive and former MDM staffer as an advisor.
The private equity investment will provide BDI with additional capital and operational resources to support organic and acquisition-driven growth, while the distributor’s existing leadership team will retain a meaningful ownership stake.
BFS is leading a $25 million funding round for Digs and entered a five-year commercial agreement aimed at embedding the technology provider’s AI capabilities into the distributor’s digital ecosystem.
The technology distributor said the deal will add managed services and IT solutions capabilities across cloud, cybersecurity, data center and AI, while reporting double-digit sales and profit growth in its fiscal fourth quarter.
The auto parts supplier’s Chapter 11 case will convert to a Chapter 7 liquidation after a federal judge rejected its proposed creditor repayment plan, bringing First Brands’ nearly yearlong bankruptcy process toward a close.
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Manufacturing output increased month-over-month, while mining and utilities likewise posted modest gains. Get all the key figures here.
U.S. housing starts fell sharply in July following June’s rebound, with both single-family and multifamily construction declining. Building permits increased both month-to-month and year-over-year, while completions moved lower.
The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in July, as declines in goods prices offset increases in services and construction.
Consumer inflation rebounded modestly after June’s sharp decline, while annual headline and core readings both continued to ease.
Two longtime HD executives will oversee Decker's CEO duties during his absence, with the news coming two weeks after the company reorganized leadership to accelerate contractor market share gains.